Here are a few pics of an artificial rock-cut insert I made for my '08 grey banded kingsnake aquarium. I'm planning on making a larger one for my '07 Baird's ratsnake. I saw a post months ago on this forum where someone had made something similar for a suboc, and it inspired me to give it a shot. It's made almost entirely out of styrofoam, and is actually quite light.







Here are some shots of it finished and partially assembled outside of the aquarium, with and without the snake













This piece serves as a hide, and is removable for access to the snake, and for cleaning





Here is the piece inside the 15 gallon tall tank she is currently in, and a shot from above.









This is a drawer hide that slides in and out of the middle section, again for ease of cleaning and access to the snake.









Here she is going into the drawer





Here is a shot of my Baird's shoehorned into the tank just for a photo op. She will get one for her 40 gal breeder when I find the time to make one.





Here is a shot of the 3-sided fiberboard frame at the beginning, with the naked styrofoam base





and another shot in the process of building







The alterna really seems to love cruising around on the cuts. Unfortunately she will eventually outgrow it. I knew this going in, and consider this one a working prototype, done mainly to give me experience. I'll have to make her a new one for a larger, permanent enclosure. Besides, having this one will give me a good excuse to get another hatchling alterna someday.



Thanks for looking.



MZ

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